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‘I know exactly how a derby feels’ – Coquelin looking forward to first derby with Valencia

The Frenchman had been involved in some of football’s biggest derbies and is expecting Sunday’s game at Mestalla Stadium to be no different

Valencia’s Francis Coquelin is relishing his first derby in Spain as they prepare to face Levante at Mestalla Stadium on Sunday.

The Spanish topflight side have failed to win any of their last six games in all competitions, and a win against the Frogs will help their quest for a seventh LaLiga diadem.

The 26-year-old has experience of local derbies in France, Germany, and during his time in Arsenal and says a win for Marcelino Toral’s side would ‘bring the joy back’ to his side.